COMPARISON OF EFFICIENCY OF POVIDONE IODINE, CHLORHEXIDINE AND HERBAL EXTRACT MOUTHWASH ON SARS-CoV-2 VIRAL LOAD IN SALIVA

COMPARISON OF EFFICACY OF 2% POVIDONE IODINE, CHLORHEXIDINE AND HERBAL EXTRACT MOUTHWASH ON SARS-CoV-2 VIRAL LOAD IN SALIVA: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2021/11/038128

Enrollment

Registered

2021-11-18

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-10-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: B972- Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

Interventions

Intervention1: COMPARISON OF EFFICACY OF 2% POVIDONE IODINE, CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE AND HERBAL EXTRACT MOUTHWASH ON SARS-CoV-2 VIRAL LOAD IN SALIVA: Baseline throat/saliva sample collection for Covid

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Patients who have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus. 2)Patients who are symptomatic and asymptomatic. 3)Willingness to provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)With history of iodine hypersensitivity. 2)Patients with hypersensitivity towards Asparagus racemosus, Glycyrrhiza glabra and Rosmarinus officinalis. 3)Patients with chlorhexidine gluconate hypersensitivity. 4)Patients with thyroid diseases. 5)Children 6)Pregnant females 7)Breast feeding mothers

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in Ct (cyclic threshold) values will be assessed with the baseline sample and 30 minutes sample.Timepoint: Baseline,3 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
nilTimepoint: nil	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Shivaprasad BM

Rajarajeswari Dental College and Hospital

drspbmath@gmail.com09945038228

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026